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Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon and Garlic

Glazed Sweet Potatoes – Healthy Option

Easy Baked Fries – Healthy Option

More Favorite Jewish Recipes

Potato Salad with Vinegar

Potato salad with vinegar is a delicious and tangy side for burgers, chicken, hot dogs, and sandwiches. This zesty dish is ideal for Kosher cooking.

The Backstory: This potato salad with vinegar is an ideal side dish for anyon[…]
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Mom’s Perfect Kugel

Mom’s Perfect Kugel is my go-to kugel for every holiday. Apricot preserves, vanilla notes, and a crunchy, to-die-for topping, put it over the top. This is my most-requested recipe.

The Backstory: If you put five (or 50) Jewish[…]
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Spinach Cheese Bake

Spinach cheese bake is a decadent, creamy dip that’s a perfect party appetizer with crackers or pita wedges.

The Backstory: I am a cheese lover. Now pair this with spinach, mushrooms and onions, and this becomes another favo[…]
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Carrot Latkes

Sweet carrots, almonds, nutmeg and vanilla create autumn-inspired carrot latkes that are just too good be true!

The Backstory: I don’t know where I got this Carrot Latke recipe. All I know is that any kind of latkes has to be […]
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The Backstory: I confess: I’m fussy when it comes to potato salad (and coleslaw for that matter). It’s a New York thing. I’ve grown up around delis and good Jewish soul food, and so I’m hard-pressed to give a thumb’s up to a dece[…]
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Oven Roasted Vegetables

Oven roasted vegetables are sweet, caramelized, and fork tender. They are so delicious, they can be an entire meal unto themselves.

The Backstory: Roasted vegetables are so easy to prepare. And they are a great pairing for chi[…]
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Traditional Tzimmes

The Backstory: There is something so special about Rosh Hashanah and its traditions – and I’m not being biased because this holiday usually falls around my birthday! The sweetness of the whole occasion seems to lift everyone�[…]
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Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

The Backstory: I will eat potatoes in any way that they are prepared. Potatoes were a staple at every dinner my mother made. My dad was a meat and potatoes guy. The meal was almost always the same: mashed potatoes made with P[…]
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Green Bean Casserole

The Backstory: For over 50 years I have been making this casserole and I know that many, many people make it for Thanksgiving, but my father loved it all year round. I have prepared this for almost every holiday dinner that he at[…]
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